Matthew Parsons

Matthew covers the corporate travel sector, with his eye on the intersections of procurement, technology and culture. He was previously editor of Buying Business Travel, overseeing its transition to BTN Europe before becoming a Skifter. He lives in London with his young family, but as a self-confessed Francophile loves to hop across the channel for a taste of the good life.

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Business Travel

Travel Tech Firm Mondee Strikes Subscription Partnership Ahead of Going Public

Mondee's highly tactical deal taps into Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's sprawling network of small businesses and associations, which could drive subscriptions for its TripPlanet platform.

Travel Tech Firm Mondee Strikes Subscription Partnership Ahead of Going Public

Airlines

UK Forward Flight Bookings Now Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels

Sales data for this coming summer is trailing just 16 percent behind January 2019. In other words, Brits are ready to holiday again.

UK Forward Flight Bookings Now Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels

Airlines

Qantas Sees Bookings Boost After Australia Sets Reopening Date

UK and U.S. bookers for now are leading the race to Australia's famous beaches after being cut off for almost two years.

Business Travel

TripActions Rolls Up Another European Travel Agency With German Acquisition

Mergers and acquisitions in the corporate travel space look set to continue, even after the roller-coaster year that was 2021. Now Berlin's Comtravo, a Microsoft-backed travel agency, is selling up.

TripActions Rolls Up Another European Travel Agency With German Acquisition

Business Travel

Accenture Looks to Reinvent Travel Loyalty for an Eco-Conscious World

Travel brands have little choice but to make a fresh start with their loyalty programs, because they can't keep on extending points and status forever.

Accenture Looks to Reinvent Travel Loyalty for an Eco-Conscious World

Tourism

Australia to Reopen to Double-Vaccinated Tourists From February 21

Now the hard work gets underway to rebuild its tourism industry.

Australia to Reopen to Double-Vaccinated Tourists From February 21

Business Travel

Travelport’s Quest to Simplify Bookings for Returning Business Travelers

Travelport is certainly firming up a lot of the themes alluded to in its rebranding. And it's good timing, as the travel tech giant's reincarnation may well coincide with the business travel sector's delayed recovery.

Travelport’s Quest to Simplify Bookings for Returning Business Travelers

Airlines

Southwest Airlines to Resume Alcohol Sales After a Two-Year Hiatus

Customers have "expressed a desire for more beverage options," as the airline's customer relations chief so politely put it. The flight attendants' union is worried passengers won't be so well mannered following a few drinks after take-off.

Southwest Airlines to Resume Alcohol Sales After a Two-Year Hiatus

Business Travel

Accor’s Wojo Goes All In on Remote Working Spaces

Investor appetite, rather than remote employees themselves, will be the driving force that determines where work gets done in the future — including shopping malls.

Accor’s Wojo Goes All In on Remote Working Spaces

Airlines

Airlines Want White House to Stop Pre-Departure Testing for U.S. Arrivals

Flying is still with synonymous with virus transmission, and it probably won't matter who petitions for an end to pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated international passengers, the U.S. is unlikely to budge for some time.

Airlines Want White House to Stop Pre-Departure Testing for U.S. Arrivals